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[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
well, if you use handcent SMS with popups enabled you'd see that the dialogs appear over NoLED and don't go away. but if I put a delay for the SMS notification, it will appear over handcent's dialog, however, causing some problems with other devices because of that added delay.

hence, the "optional" feature :)
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
that is most definitely not causes by NoLED .. first time to hear of such a problem.
[Android Apps and Games] ffarber:
That's what I figured, just wanted to check as noled is the only new thing I have added. I am sure it is a conflict in my Settings Profile somewhere. Thanks for getting back to me!

Fred
[Android Apps and Games] HeikDiesel:
Installed the update this morning, been working flawlessly. Tried to make a video last night but I could never get it to replicate. Was always intermittent. Regardless, thanks for the update
[Android Apps and Games] Frontier3:
Hm... I run handcent with no popups and it's working perfectly. I was running handcent with popups yesterday and it seemed to be working fine as well. I just turned off popups because the few times i was using the phone while getting a text i would get the popup of like 50 text messages i hadnt looked at in the popup screen. Never noticed the popup going over the top of noled.

either way, I'm happy =]
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
a lot of good news.. that's great :)

I'm also getting less emails about problems even though the user base is growing at a constant rate. like the saying for unix commands (no news is good news) :)

might hold the project for a while now, seeing as the latest versions actually work even on other non galaxy phones. Stable enough for my taste, almost no FC reports after the last two versions. I personally have no plans on adding any more features, i think its nice where it is now.

I might work on a locale plugin when and if i get some extra time to do some coding.
[Android Apps and Games] androidmonkey:
Nice little app.

2 questions:

1. How much does this affect the battery life?

2. Will this hurt the screen life over time since the screen is on so much?
[Android Apps and Games] xfox:
on long term usage does this app damage the screen?
[Android Apps and Games] cysco24:
2.1.2 was working with the app "no lock". Now 2.4 does not. No notification
[Android Apps and Games] Frontier3:
Dang, was still hoping for VM notifications. I am regularly in places where I get poor service so voicemails pop up without phone calls quite often. Plus just knowing the difference between missed call and missed call with vm would be cool. Voicemails use a notification ringtone so it seems like it would be possible (not that I know anything about anything having to do with this). =]
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
phone just bricked.. f***

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

(No such file or directory)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount SDCARD:

your storage not preapred yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.

beautiful.. am without a phone now
[Android Apps and Games] Tanis64:
Hi

First of all thanks for that helpfull app.

On my GT-I9000 with JM1 and Beautyfull Widgets 3.13 NoLed 2.3 and NoLed 2.4 when in Autostartmode crash TouchWiz after booting. Same constellation with NoLed 2.2 works fine.

Did a complete deinstall reboot, reinstall reboot, as long as autostart is on or noled was on in sheduled mode TouchWiz crashes after booting since Verion 2.3.

Maybe you can take a look on this issue, if you have the time.

Everything else works perfect for me!

Thank you for that great tool!

Regards Christopher
[Android Apps and Games] paxorbis:
NoLed doe snot work with K9

I have enabled K9 default ringtone notification for incoming messages, but NoLed does not activate any pixel when I get emails. Is there anything else I need to do to make this work?
[Android Apps and Games] almaalma74:
2.1 was perfect... 2.4 doesn't work.... I use LP, I have not Lockscreen - ok I read U, but earlier in 2.1 worked everything
[Android Apps and Games] prosto_mike:
Make sure you selected default "android" sound notification, not K9. Noled only polls sound files in default android location. Also Noled will not show notification for "other" (K9) in vibrate/silent mode.

I wish it had K-9 support but I guess there were no too many requests for it.

Great app.
[Android Apps and Games] midiot:
OK, I love the app and I need it, but I can only get it to work once. Then after that time, it doesn't work...unless I reboot the phone. Then it works...once. Rinse. Repeat.

Dunno if it matters, but my Vibrant is rooted. Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] scott2ride:
Just downloaded it from the apps market.

Works perfectly.

Sweet.
[Android Apps and Games] xjlx659:
Hey madmack,

I just got to thinking... On top of checking for a locked state, is it possible to also check for a "screen off" state regardless of the lock state? That will make NoLED compatible with WidgetLocker as well as other Home Screen replacers.

Just a thought.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] scott2ride:
I downloaded from the Apps store and it worked.

However once a notification comes through I can no longer unlock the screen. It remains blank.

I have the nice green dot showing that a sms has come through, but I need to turn the phone off and back on to get into it again.

So I have had to delete it.

My captivate has JH7 installed, with Unleash the Beast 2 and Voodoo lag fix.

It works fine until the phone has been unattended a few minutes then I cant unlock the front screen.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
That's how the program worked prior to v2.3, but it proved to be inconsistent across all devices. The check for screen status was not getting updated in Android as fast as the lock screen state is. It also gave trouble to people receiving notifications during phone calls, so I had to get rid of all of that for the sake of consistency and robustness.

Try using the back button to dismiss the notifications by enabling it from the settings first. and if you still get screen freeze, uncheck the appropriate option in NoLED settings. (something to do with screen freeze).
[Android Apps and Games] scott2ride:
thanks for the fast reply. Will try now
[Android Apps and Games] mobilebone:
The latest version would not give me notifications for sms. I use handcent and tried with the experimental feature enabled and disabled. No notification. Using a Vibrant.

Actually I do not get notifications for anything with the latest version.

PS. I see. The app watches the screen lock status. Can that be made optional? I'm sure a lot of peeps do not use screen locks.
[Android Apps and Games] xjlx659:
I see. That's a shame.
[Android Apps and Games] wtherrell:
WidgetLocker and NoLed

Thanks, reading this forum got me to thinking about why NoLed was no longer working on my Fascinate. Here's what I did to get them working together.

Go into WidgetLocker Settings > Advanced. Be sure Easy Wake Mode is not checked. Then scroll down to Retain System Keyguard and be sure it is checked. After I did that, NoLed started working again. (Even though WidgetLocker says this is not recommended ) I can live with this even if not as convenient to unlock screen.

Thanks, Madmack for all your great work and perseverance.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
thanks for this info. I've put that on the FAQ on my website.
[Android Apps and Games] heduardo:
Hi, I think I've found a bug in your app, let me describe the scenario for you:

I have a Bluetooth set on my car which i connect to my cellphone for music. After I've installed the NoLed app I am unable to control the music using the remote control if there's any notification on the screen.

I've reproduced the issue in my GF car, her set is from a different brand.

I'm using the stock JM1. I will be happy to provide anymore info if necessary. Thank you for the great app.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
sorry if this is so obvious, but why don't you dismiss the notifications ?

By "unable to control the music", do you mean from your cell phone ? how were you doing before ? pressing on some hard keys ?
[Android Apps and Games] heduardo:
I usually keep the phone i my pocket and pause/skip tracks using the built in car controls and it wont work if theres any notification. The same thing happens with my bluetooth headset. I am not complaining or anything, i just thought it would be useful to report this.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
all right. I appreciate your reporting, I was just trying to figure out what the exact "bug" was.

I have no idea how these remote operations work on Android. If you turn your screen on (keep it on the lock screen) and try to control the music, does that work ?

perhaps an option like "disable connection on bluetooth connection" would do the trick here. unfortunately, i don't have this kind of remote to test it on my unit, so we might be stuck here.
[Android Apps and Games] heduardo:
Yes, it works, the commands do not work only when i have any kind of notification, when i dismiss pressing the power button, it works normally. If there's any kind of test i could do, i am glad to help. I am familiar with java(SCJP), but not with android, yet.
[Android Apps and Games] SupremeXXL:
Works on my SGS.

Thanks for great apk;)
[Android Apps and Games] dfrosy:
Vibrant No-LED Not working

Hello,

No-LED is not working on my Vibrant. I have verified that it is active and is running. I am using the swype to unlock (puzzle) screen. There is a task manager on the phone but it just came with the recent update from Samsung / TMO that fixed the gps.

Not sure if that could be causing the problem?

Any ideas why it will not work?
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
maybe some program is interfering with it ? check out the FAQ for the list of the most common apps that cause problems.

Otherwise, I have no idea. Does it state that NoLED is on in the widget ? Do you see it as a running service in the background ?
[Android Apps and Games] dfrosy:
Yep, the NoLED widget states that it is on. I think it must be something with the Task Manager that came through on the update for the GPS. I removed the widget for the Task Manager and NoLED seems is working now.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
glad you got it sorted out. so simply removing the widget terminates the task manager?
[Android Apps and Games] bobbel:
Hi madmack,

first, thank you for this great app. But there two things that bother me, maybe you have a look on it.

1. if the Display is on (SGS is not in Standby) and I get a SMS, phone call, whatever, and the SGS goes back into Standby, noLED seems not working.

2. If an App is open and in the foreground and noLED showing the dots or icons, the "foreground App" goes in the background. This is especially annoying when you are in a conversation in such as gtalk, ....

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] androidmonkey:
Help, for some reason NoLED keeps disabling itself. Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
1. This is normal behavior. If you're on the screen and you receive a message, this is considered as "knowing" about your missed event, so NoLED doesn't notify here. It only works when screen is off (i.e. when you're actually away from the phone).

2. I always recommend enabling the "Use back button" option, and then start using that to dismiss the notifications. If you press on the "Home" button, then this triggers an android system call that bring back the home screen. That's why your foreground applications are going into the background. Unfortunately, nothing much I can do to override this behavior.

Yea, this is strange. no idea why. uninstall noled, restart, reinstall it. then disable all timeout attributes. These are the only occurs where NoLED can shut itself off. Otherwise, could be a task manager shutting NoLED down to save memory or something.
[Android Apps and Games] Resa71:
NoLED Not Working On My Samsung Vibrant

I installed the NoLED app on my Samsung Vibrant, but it does not work--it is running like it should, and I don't have a task manager/killer on the phone that would interfere with it. I've done everything that was recommended to do, and it simply won't work. What should I do? How can I find an older version of the app & possibly try it? :(
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
older versions are available on the links posted on the second page.

otherwise, one guy reported that the OTA firmware update that was rolled on the vibrant broke it because the widget task manager (that shows how many apps are running) was interfering with it. if this widget is there, can you remove that widget and report back if this fixes it?

I might have to let all vibrant users be aware of thar little new glitch.
[Android Apps and Games] midiot:
I posted a couple of pages ago that it would only work once per reboot on my Vibrant. After fiddling with the various settings, I set it to "use back button" to dismiss notifications, along with "disable touch screen" and "right dots placement" (although I'm using icons) and "auto-start" (default). Dunno if all those are necessary, but it works like a charm now. Also, making sure the widget on/off icon is on the home desktop.

Thanks for this app. It's über handy. Oh, and I also use "require pattern" to unlock the screen.
[Android Apps and Games] FC1032:
Thank you for this awesome app!

I don't have a SGS, but this also works on the Nexus one. Problem is that this overrides the default trackball notifications (but if you wake it up and leave the notification in the status bar, the trackball still flashes :) ) Guess that means i have to choose this or the trackball.

I would like to see a function where you press a button in standby and small section of the screen shows the time/date and maybe weather (so like the ticker on the Samsung continuum) instead of the whole screen waking up!

Keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] CNemo7539:
I'm pretty satisfied with the app as it is now. Thanks for a great job!

However there is huge omission currently. It doesn't work with official yahoo mail app. I'm not talking about samsung app, but about yahoo itself. That app doesn't have settings to change notification sound and noLed doesn't track it.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
I agree with you. At this point, it seems the app still has room to evolve into something much bigger than what it currently is. I saw the ticker and had a thought in the back of my head about implementing something similar for our phones. But I still think it'll drain our batteries like never before.

Reasons why am keeping NoLED where its at is because, well, am pretty busy with work nowadays, but I also want to keep it minimal. It seems that whatever I add will make it much more than what I originally meant it to be.

Things like notifying with a tone every few minutes/seconds instead of visual icons (which will save tremendously on battery juice), Locale plugin, and having a timeout to dismiss notification instead of killing noled are just few things I was thinking about getting into whenever I have time. It's fun programming for it after all.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
Would you guys like to experiment with a blinking feature ?

I currently have something working on my device that makes NoLED blink every 4 seconds (might put ability to customize that if turns out as desirable and beneficial). Only problem is, if the icon is displayed, u can easily dismiss it with the back button. But if the icon is not displayed (i.e. phone is sleeping), you'll have to put the screen on manually with the power button, then dismiss it with the back button.

Of course if you want to use the Home key, it'll work whether screen is on or off.

If anybody can test the battery efficiency with that new edition, that would be great. also comments and ideas are always welcome !
[Android Apps and Games] androidmonkey:
Ill try it. So what exactly is different? Does the entire screen blink or just the small dots? I wish a large icon that takes up about 1/4 of the screen would blink every 2 minutes for 5 seconds.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
The entire screen blinks ! I want it to save on battery, that's the best way to do it. When screen shuts off, obviously the icons go out too.

so you're suggesting big icons.. that go on for 5 seconds, then off for .. umm.. 1 minute 55 seconds ?
[Android Apps and Games] androidmonkey:
Theres already an app that does that, its called FlashNotify.
[Android Apps and Games] br3tty:
Amazing app. Thanks heaps Madmack.

Works with calls and SMS on my Galaxy.

I was missing the notification LEDs of my Milestone - but now this works a treat.

Will be interesting to see where this develops, as there is a huge market for this sort of thing.

Nice one.

Samsung Galaxy S (Australia)
[Android Apps and Games] Argusi:
This is definitely on the right track. Only thing is notification volume has to be on at least 1, which normally isn't a problem, but where I work, some managers get annoyed if a phone goes off. Even if it's quiet. :rolleyes: I even have to turn off vibrate at times.

Great work. Keep it up. A buck on the market will probably net you quite a chunk of change. :)
[Android Apps and Games] quangmach:
why don't u make a blink dot instead of a random dot moving around?and make the dot have led like look?just my opinion
[Android Apps and Games] gcrutchr:
Thanks for the notifier. Works great!
[Android Apps and Games] gusoldier:
Can we put silent (no sound) ringtones there and then put sound and vibration settings on, so the phone will only vibrate for other app's. (Do'nt have the phone yet, so can't test it)

And can someone tell something about battery useage?
[Android Apps and Games] Bajo76:
For me this didnt work.

This way it works for me:

/sdcard/sd/media/audio/ringtones

/sdcard/sd/media/audio/notifications
[Android Apps and Games] jkcheng122:
so you have another folder called "sd" in your sdcard?
[Android Apps and Games] jkcheng122:
Do these notification LEDs only work with default programs? It doesn't seem to trigger with Handscent.
[Android Apps and Games] Bajo76:
Yes i have.

/sdcard/ is the internal sdcard

/sdcard/sd/ is the external sdcard
[Android Apps and Games] dublued:
Tested and working with email and missed call.

Not working with handcent but i will try what a user posted above for turning off the pop up

One thing I noticed, you can turn off the little red led by hitting your power/lock button. the led will go away and home button will be disabled. not sure if that was deliberate but it's a good way to make it go away without brining up the screen.

EDIT: confirmed that disabling handcent pop up let's the "LED" work.
[Android Apps and Games] exitido:
Is not for the red dot.

Try screentest and test the color black.

You can see the light of the screen too.
[Android Apps and Games] dublued:
I made a video for you guys... Sorry for the low tech video editing, it's the best I can do at work. I used the apk provided in the first post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZuN-wOT0E
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
that's an interesting point. yes, if you set the ringtone to an empty sound file (silent.mp3 for example), the notifications should work even if you're in silent mode so long as you place the sound file in the folders I specified earlier.
[Android Apps and Games] ultra spikey:
Just wanted to point something out as a Vibrant user...

When receiving a missed call/sms, the "LED" shows up on the screen. Pressing the Power button does not correctly wake the phone, it just makes the screen completely black. The only way to get back into the phone is to hit the "Home" button.

Here's my question, does activating the capacitive buttons while the phone is asleep drain more battery?
[Android Apps and Games] radi0chik:
I think they tried that and couldn't make it work.
[Android Apps and Games] XenapZ:
Wont work when you use lock 2.0, ended up uninstalling that istead though.

Great app ^^

Would be nice if it could work with Lock 2.0 though :)
[Android Apps and Games] itswookie:
This wasn't working for me until I turned the puzzle piece's back on. Anyone else?
[Android Apps and Games] Phromik:
Not working for me at all. Tried default sounds, custom sounds, with puzzle piece, without puzzle piece, etc. Even tried a reboot. Yes, the service is running.

Samsung Vibrant
[Android Apps and Games] BoostedSR20:
Subscribing!

It worked for me with an SMS, (I use Handcent) but it didn't work for an email. (K9-mail)

--Captivate
[Android Apps and Games] EarlZ:
This application has a very nice potential, but how about the power usage.. is the device power usage same when the screen is locked aside from the few red pixels that are used?
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
Yea, except it doesn't customize the notifications. It also doesn't do Gtalk, Gmail or 3rd party notifications as far as I can tell.

This app should theoretically use much less battery power with the blinking feature because when the screen is on, it only displays few pixels as opposed to the whole screen.
[Android Apps and Games] androidmonkey:
Can you create an option to change the 5 seconds to anything? I would like the icons/dots to show every 2 minutes for about 10 seconds.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
sure, once I verify that it actually works with the current 4 seconds, I'll add in the option to customize on and off times through the settings.

so far its been bothering me though, the fact that I need to turn the screen on before unlocking if the screen is off.
[Android Apps and Games] emmfan:
I've been using this on my Captivate and the latest versions have been pretty good.

I recently upgraded to Cognition 2.2beta4 and encountered a "bug" with NoLED. Once the notification comes on, I have it set to use the power button to turn on the screen. But I noticed that when I hit the keys on the bottom the screen will turn on as well.
[Android Apps and Games] madmack:
Which key in the bottom exactly ? It should not respond to key presses on the Menu and Search key. It shouldn't respond to the back key if you haven't selected that option from the settings. unfortunately, I cannot override the Home key, so if you're pressing on that, it should always take you out of NoLED even in older Captivate versions.
[Android Apps and Games] emmfan:
Oops, you're right, it was the Home key. I guess it was just my own FroYo jitters. Thanks for a great app!
[Android Apps and Games] gaelynx:
I tested NoLED-2.4.1, and here's some feedback:

- the fact that the icons / dots can change of position when the blinking in on the "visible" part is a bit odd. It would probably look better if the change of position happens only when the screen is black (there would be no change of position while the icons / dots are visible).

- visually it'd be nice if the icons / dots could glow like neon-lights (with some light expanding a bit around the icons / dots), the blinking would feel like the Nexus One's blinking LED (eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kDA49r7qMk).

Also if we leave the notification in the status bar after waking up the phone, and then it goes back to sleep, shouldn't the icons / dots still be there? similarly to the LED on the Nexus One?

Good job so far!

I love how NoLED is a pun on "No LED is Notification OLED"
[Android Apps and Games] EarlZ:
Hows the power consumption with the latest version ?

EDIT:

Is the app really dependent on its widget or is there a way to run the app w/o the wiget on my home screen ?
[Android Apps and Games] moumouza:
Hi there!

I just installed your app and i think that it is a great idea!

I have a small problem though.. I tried reading through some of the posts in this thread (it is huge), and couldn't find someone with the same problem..

If i receive an sms and after a while a unanswered call, NoLED will only show the missed call icon.

I use Handcent, don't know if that has anything to do with it..
[Android Apps and Games] EarlZ:
Tried the app for 2hrs, drained my battery from 48% down to 25%... I dunno how this application can be "usable"
[Android Apps and Games] IronWolve:
Is noled compatible with Bionix roms? I cant seem to get it to work with it.
[Android Apps and Games] phalanger:
Great idea. Too bad it ruins the already not-so-great battery life of the Galaxy S!